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Odd Trails

Something Tried Luring Me into the Ruins – Ep. 226

Odd Trails

Andy & Brandon Lanier

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

A camping trip in British Columbia takes a terrifying turn, a youth mission leaves three girls traumatized, a castle hunting excursion in Ireland reveals a malevolent force, a nightmarish solo retreat in the Catskills, and a visit to an ancient Turkish city triggers a dream so vivid it feels like a lifetime lost.

Moral of this week's episode... Just stay home! 

Stories in this episode:

- Something in the Tree Line, by The Tech Tutor
- The Mission, by A. A. Vacco
- Something Tried Luring Me into the Ruins, by James A. Drayton
- The Catskills, by V
- My Second Life, by Scared_Ad5011

Submissions: stories@oddtrails.com

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Odd Trails is a true paranormal podcast. If you have a story to share, send it to stories at oddtrails.com.

1:07.0

Enjoy the show.

1:11.3

Forget facts. Forget logic. Forget facts.

1:13.2

Forget logic.

1:15.1

Forget everything that seems real.

1:18.1

You just trust.

1:22.5

Believe.

1:23.0

Believe. You know your life is just a dream, don't you?

1:50.0

Something in the tree line by The Tech Tudor.

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